ITSAMERICAANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
The theme for ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition—Moving America Forward—could not be timelier. With the efforts underway on Capitol Hill to craft the next surface transportation bill—legislation that is likely to not only significantly impact ITS, but also the future of our nation’s surface transportation system, this year’s conference is the mostimportant opportunity for you to reach key transportation decision makers for your productsand services. ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition is where all the pieces of the ITS puzzle will come together—the technology, expertise, funding sources, contacts,and advocacy. And, we’re doing it all in the nation’s capitol!We hope you’ll join your peers and colleagues from local, state, and federal departmentsof transportation, transit authorities, environmental organizations, academia, automotivemanufacturers, traffic management, and freight and commercial vehicle interests to helpmove America forward. You’ll hear national leaders share their insights during the plenarysessions. You can participate in technical, scientific, and Congressional fact-finding sessionson topics ranging from the next transportation bill to infrastructure financing strategies and transportation sustainability. Our 150,000 square foot exhibition hall will feature the latestsolutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. And you don’t want to miss the ITS facilitysite tours and live demonstration of vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies in front of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.You will have the opportunity to interact with Members of Congress and their staff during aspecial Congressional policy breakfast on Wednesday, June 3, and will hear from key Houseand Senate committee leaders during the closing plenary on Wednesday about the role ITSsolutions will play in the next surface transportation bill as well as upcoming energy andclimate change legislation.That’s not all. We will also connect you directly with your Members of Congress as we’ll beoffering regular shuttle service between the convention center and Capitol Hill on Wednesday,followed by a special closing reception where you will have another opportunity to interactwith Congressional leaders and policy makers who are helping to shape the future of our transportation systemAdvancing ITS deployment, operations, research, and demonstration programs in the next transportation bill and other key legislation is critical to the success of the ITS industry anditspartners.WithyourAnnualMeetingandExpositionparticipation,2009willbeanunparalleledsuccess in furthering the research, development, and broad deployment of ITS solutionsacross the nation.I look forward to seeing you in June!Sincerely,
Scott F. Belcher
President and CEOIntelligent Transportation Society of America
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